Rennie Rags

Renaissance Festival costuming, style and fashion blog... and nerdy fun.

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Summer kurotomesode.  Mid to late Meiji period (1880-1912).  

An hitoe (unlined) ro (gauze) silk summer formal kimono featuring fish in a stream bordered by summer flowers. The artwork was created using extremely refined yuzen painting technique, with gold and silver-colored threads embroidered highlights. Five mon (family crests). The Kimono Gallery.

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Lady with a Greyhound by Dianel Saint, 1839-42, France.

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Necklace, 1800s, Nepal.

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Evening gown, 1900, France.

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Faux tortoise shell combs, early 1900s.

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Toiletry box, 1910s, Japan.

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Traditional clothing of the late Ottoman Empire, circa 1900, 1970s.

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St. Catherine, 1510-20.

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Dress coat with the livery of the King of France, 1785.

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Boot, 1550-1600.

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Traditional clothing of the late Ottoman Empire, circa 1900, 1970s.

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Mysterium—D’ni Punk

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Featuring @laughingpinecone

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Too cool not to reblog! And yes, this is Tumblr, I’m required to say it -

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Love the leather collar, but I especially love the hair band that looks like a king snake or a coral snake!

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He made his own legs!

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Here’s some well made leather dragon-plate looking armor. The back plating is especially attractive.

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Satyr legs always look awesome and there’s plenty of diy tutorials online for them.

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These two are crowd favorites at the Great Lakes Medieval Faire every year. Their costumes are always well conceived and the lady on the left is actually a professional dreadlock maker. Their make-up adds a touch of tribal mystery to the demon vibe their costuming brings. And they’re both gorgeous.

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